The Management Accountant role supports the delivery of our statutory and management accounting service.
Management Accountant – Fixed Term Contract for 6 months
Full time – Hybrid Working
Location – Sheffield
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work-life balance, and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
* Competitive salary and pension scheme
* 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
* Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
* Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
* Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays, and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 29,500 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training, and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy, and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets, and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
Job Summary
The Management Accountant role supports the delivery of our statutory and management accounting service. As a key member of the Financial Reporting Team, you will review, reconcile and prepare accruals and prepayments, ensure that income is correctly accrued or deferred, allocate indirect costs, and identify and correct errors within the accounting ledger to support the production of timely, accurate management accounts in accordance with internal deadlines.
About You
* Significant experience in preparing and explaining accounting transactions
* Experience of complex reconciliation of financial information
* Advanced MS Excel skills and experience in using SUN and Proactis or similar accounting systems
* Experience in the preparation of forecast and budget information
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels
About the Role
* Ensure that all financial transactions are correctly posted to the Sun Accounts to support the delivery of accurate and complete monthly management accounts to strict deadlines.
* Analyse, calculate and prepare financial information, including detailed breakdowns of accrual, prepayment, deferred, and accrued income balances.
* Maintain and develop accurate and timely reports
* Review performance data, analyse material variances and follow up explanations and resolution with stakeholders.
* Support the preparation of financial forecasts and budgets
* Support the preparation of the year-end financial statements and the statutory audit
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance is committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive; we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers, and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and aim to create a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
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